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2. Guinea (coin) - Wikipedia

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   The first guinea was produced on 6 February 1663 (362 years ago) (); a proclamation of 27 March 1663 made the coins legal currency.One troy pound of 11 ⁄ 12 (0.9133) [citation needed] fine gold (22 carat or 0.9167 pure by weight) would make 44 + 1 ⁄ 2 guineas, [5] each thus theoretically weighing 129.438 grains (8.385 grams crown gold, 7.688 grams fine gold, or 0.247191011 ozt (troy ounces ...

3. Five guineas (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The Five Guinea was a machine-struck gold coin produced from 1668–1753. Measuring 37 millimetres in diameter and weighing between 41 and 42 grams, it was the largest regularly produced gold coin in Britain .

4. Two guineas (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The two guinea piece was a gold coin first minted in England in 1664 with a face value of forty shillings. The source of the gold used, also provided the coin its name - the "guinea", with the regular addition of an elephant or castle symbol on the earliest issues to denote bullion supplied by the Royal African Company. For most of its period ...

5. Sovereign (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery.

6. Third guinea - Wikipedia

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   A total of £315,000 worth of coins was authorised in October 1797. The denomination was struck each year until 1813, with the exception of 1805, 1807, and 1812. Between 1800 and 1812 third and half guineas were the only gold coins issued. The coin weighed 2.8 grams and was 17 millimetres in diameter with a milled edge.

7. Category:British gold coins - Wikipedia

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   Third guinea; Two guineas (British coin) U. Una and the Lion This page was last edited on 24 January 2015, at 10:08 (UTC). ... Category: British gold coins.